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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syer1:
I was having the same crappy GPS issues on my sprint 16 gig nexus 5. After a horrible night of ingress where I was blocks away at some points of the night, I decided to exchange my phone but not before one last ditch effort to fix the problem myself. Here is what I did.

Took back cover.

Verified that no GPS was working with cover off (obviously it wasn't)

Tested the GPS connections with a dentist pick that I had laying around. Did this by first testing the top connector of the battery cover to the top connector on the phone itself. Little to no improvement on GPS position and SATs acquired. However, when I tested the bottom connector, I t a fast GPS lock within 2 to 3 seconds. This led me to believe that there was an issue with the bottom connector on the phone and making contact with the connector on the battery cover. What I did was grab some copper tape I had laying around from my s3 touchstone mod and cut it to size of connector inside phone. Folded it several times to insure a tight fit. Put battery cover back on carefully and tested GPS signal with ingress. Got an instant GPS lock. Repeated serval times with ingress to check for consistency. Got GPS lock withing 2/5 seconds every time. Also tested with GPS status and I do seem to get more SATs and quicker lock.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greenkabbage:
syer1, can you post some pictures of your mod?

Would be great to see how you did it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syer1:
yea give me a second and ill show how easy this was. :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Is.Nasif:
Please make a video!

For the sake of the hundreds of Nexus 5 owners with GPS issues I ask if you could make a YouTube video showing how to do this. It will really help and then we can test this method out.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syer1:
Sorry...ingress farm was being attacked. Had to run out. I took pics of the process. Will post as soon as I can.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syer1:
ok just tried something else for the people that dont have copper tape. all you need is construction paper or any kind of cardstock. cut it the with of the gps antenna points, fold it and tuck underneath the gps antenna. ( be careful lifting the gps antenna contacts as they do have sticky tape) Get some electrical tape to hold it down. DONE. easy 2 minute mod. works just as well as copper tape but this way you get both contact points. the screen shot was taken right after putting the back cover on.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syer1:
Just tested out GPS in the field. Excellent results.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Is.Nasif:
Video please?

Dude, please give us a video if you can. It's personally hard for me to visualize this and the pictures are confusing. Thanks for your work, much appreciated.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panunggal:
can anyone with a voided-warranty-device confirm this?

Is it the same procedure with Nexus4? I believe this 'solution' will void the warranty, right?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lellouchftw:
+1 to this. Next guy who tries this, please put up a video if possible :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syer1:
Video coming up... Please hold.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikemmva:
Repaired mine

I repaired mine, I opened up the back cover and put a piece of card stock paper underneath the gps antenna using electrical tape to hold it in place. Gps is 100% accurate and locks within 2 seconds. Very simple fix, I'll post a how to video later tonight. The problem with the phone is the antenna isn't connecting to the the gps on the circuit board, LG made it with a slight enough gap where the circuits aren't touching. Video coming later tonight.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syer1:
Video is uploading to YouTube as we speak. I'll post link when done

[YOUTUBE]QBpNtWvY454[/YOUTUBE]

Excuse me clearing my throat, i was up till 6 am then was up at 10am.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikemmva:
Nexus 5 Repair

Thanks to Syer1, here is the video showing how the repair should look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1-uCIb-t8I
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Is.Nasif:
Thank you!

Thanks syer1 and mikemmva for detailing this! you guys are awesome!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkneon2002:
I was able to open the Nx5 without any tools (difficult) and successfully repaired it. Thanks for the find! Don't use something to thick though as the Nx5 won't close perfectly then.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WuerF3L:
I opened my Nexus5 not compleatly, i opened only the upper side, where the GPS antenna is located and applied the mod.

I can say i have defenitly a better signal. But i whiped my cache an uninstalled anny gps tool.

After that i installed "GPS tool" from play store. I´ll got an GPS fix without AGPS data and mobile connection in about 30s.

All that inside my house. I will check it later outdoors but i can say the signal is improfed.

Thanks all for the hints :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flo7002:
No go for me. I did the mod following the guides posted above, but now I get zero signal. Maybe something broke when I took off the back?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] draziw1:
Same issue here...

I got an RMA from Google Hardware Support 1-855-836-3987 ; (855-83-NEXUS)... They had me do a factory reset, of course that had no impact. If I have the upper left corner of the phone on my desk, and press hard on the front, the GPS would get lock... Stop pressing, and lock+signal went away.

I'd try the fix, but don't want to void my warranty... POS. On the RMA it shows charging the full retail+tax+shipping. I understand retail+tax get refunded don't get charged (it's a hold on the CC), but I wasn't clear on shipping being refunded, so I went ground. /after/ the order, the e-mail confirmation says it will all be refunded, so maybe I should have gone with air. :(

Cheers,

Ryan
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mennings:
Works perfect.THX a lot man!!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g2tl:
At least for some devices, this could be software/config issue.

I'd get fast and accurate lock with Cataclysm ROM, but slow and inaccurate fix with stock. Trying to figure out what to pull from the former into the latter as I like stock better.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBustCh3rries:
Wrong topic please remove
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleepyfu:
/etc/gps.conf is a probably a good place to start.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iNcHeS686:
So raising the GPS antenna connectors fixed my reception issues perfectly, thank you so much for this!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bob_loblaw_:
So what kind of accuracy are people seeing when they consider their phones fixed/working? I don't have issues acquiring a lock, in my experience it's more so the lack of accuracy inability to maintain lock. I'm seeing drift in the navigation app and phantom speeds within GPS Status of ~2mph when I'm standing still.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoridersd:
I've been noticing some odd GPS behavior as well. Sometimes it works, sometimes it takes too long to lock. I thought it was my software since I've been running Cataclysm and Faux Kernel, but my friends with stock 4.4.2 have weird issues too.

To those who have RMAd their devices, have the replacements done a better job?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caebron:
Hm... I'm about to pull the trigger on a Nexus 5 straight from the Google Store. But if the phone has GPS issues I may have to rethink that. I rely on GPS quite a bit.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panunggal:
Some RMAd devices work better, some others don't. I have theory (perhaps someone can confirm it), since the GPS works just fine in 2G mode, it looks like the 3G signal interfere the GPS signal. So I googled for the phone's antenna scheme and I got it. It appears GPS and

WCDMA modem sharing the same antenna. Is it possible that it's not put a card paper underneath the antenna what make it work for some phone, but the progress which make the GPS and WCDMA separated what make it works?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoridersd:
They have done a hardware refresh already, so they might have tweaked GPS as well. Also, the issue is not a deal breaker. It can be odd but it works well. I have seen one weird issue in the past week only, the rest of the time it works fine.

I don't think this is the first device to share an antenna. GPS frequencies are different from 3G frequencies (GPS L1 is 1575.42 MHz and L2 is 1227.60 Mhz). 3G bands are 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1800, 1900 and 2100. There's enough separation between GPS and 3G that this should not be an issue. Sounds more like a problem with the GPS receiver making contact with the antenna properly if pushing a certain corner of the phone fixes it (or doing the mod).
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panunggal:
But if the antenna doesn't connected properly with GPS receiver then no matter I'm on 3G or 2G networks mode I shouldn't have different GPS performance, which is not my case. I have attached 2 screenshots in this thread before he(maybe on page 1 or 2). If you take a look at those screenshots, you'll notice how the network mode affects the GPS performance.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoridersd:
I thought you had a Nexus 5? The problem with your test is that your phone already has a GPS fix when you switch to 2G, so it will have an immediate lock. You need to run this test at a new location, preferably several 100 meters away, so that the phone has to download new AGPS data and get a lock. On 2G your AGPS data might be slower to download than on 3G.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panunggal:
Nope, as shown, it didn't get fix at all when I'm on 3G. Tried it at home, work, my son's school, park, same results. I have no problem at all downloading AGPS in each mode. Always reset and redownload AGPS data every time I'm trying to use GPS. Anyway, I give up. I'll just use 2G mode anytime I need navigation. Join the discussion here, you'll be surprised how many people complaining about this problem for both N4 and N5: http://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/nexus/EkllXr0ZlZM
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caebron:
Very cool then, thank you for clarifying!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twinikita:
I'm getting lots of sats, but zero fixes. Sometimes it finds over 20 satellites, but doesn't manage to fix on any of them.

That is, I once managed to get it to connect, and stay connected for almost an hour while using runkeeper.

But 99% of the time it won't get a fix. Doesn't matter where I am, how many times i reboot, how many times i turn gps on/off.

I've tried on rooted stock, and now on Cataclysm ROM.. no go.

Is there any advice for this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DokoBG1:
I just dont understand why is everybody thinking its a hardware issue ? It all seems to be a software issue that needs to be addressed...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twinikita:
By google then? I've spent all day on searching now, do you know if google has said anything about the problem?

But yes i agree with you, especially considering that it worked once for me, but not anymore.. still so strange that it's software, given that there has been no change between when it worked and when it stopped working
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XorZone:
Have you found solution to this phantom speed?

I encountering same stuck speeds sometimes, only turning GPS off on, or resetting agps state and relaunch GPS app would help, which is no go for sport trackers usage (especially with autopause during speeds less than few mph)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bob_loblaw_:
The false speed was due to poor gps lock. I got tired of dropping lock and poor accuracy, so I RMA'd and received my new device today. After a day of testing both phones side-by-side, it definitely looks to be a hardware issue I was experiencing. The new phone now locks on quicker and maintains accuracy at ~10 ft.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XorZone:
Thx a lot. Was hoping it's a fixable software issue. My locks are pretty good, just sometimes speed is stuck and sometimes (rare, could be after vibration in mount) accuracy goes good accuracy - bad accuracy and so on once per second.

Just got replacement authorization, hope to get perfect device this time.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheKorbenDallas:
Mine is pure stock, not rooted. No problems with GPS whatsoever. The fix is acquired almost instantly. It downloads AGPS data and then fixes right away. Its support for GLONASS satellites and how fast it locks is actually one thing that amazed me most after my previous experience with HTC Sensation.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g2tl:
Got mine RMA'd and the new one locks in seconds, indoors.

Speaker sounds noticeably better too, though I do not have the one with "bigger holes" (same hardware revision as the old one).

Now I'm thinking the original one I had was a dud...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zallaaa:
Same exact problem and it stared just a couple of days ago; before everything was smooth as an oil. I've just completed a run with runtastic. Had to wait almost 5 minutes for a lock and then it held for 6-7 minutes only to disappear for the rest of the run.

I am on stock 4.4.2 (sideloaded), rooted with CF-auto-root and that's all.

I don't have real issues (except some rattling from the power button) so I am quite afraid of RMA-ing it... but I cannot do without the GPS.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twinikita:
I decided to RMA mine. Sent it back today. I just hope that they won't pull the "it's been exposed to moisture card". I read somewhere that simply keeping the phone in the bathroom while taking a shower can trigger the sensor for that.

Will report back when (and if) I receive a new unit, but it'll probably be a few weeks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zallaaa:
I think I'll wait a couple of weeks... if the problem persist I'll RMA it too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] formeriphoneuser:
I have a wired issue: I get nearly instant fix 2-5 or 7 sec. with a GPS apps such as GPS status, AndroidTS and GPS Test our side, but with Google maps it won't get a fix. I've tried rebooting the device, clearing cache etc. I'm thinking it might just be the Google maps app one my device (N5 32GB black, 310K batch)..It seems to get my location fairly quick with the app my Location or Alrean maps....

Any ideas?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XorZone:
So, just got replacement device. 312k revision. Sound is a bit better. But GPS has same issue - locks in seconds, but sometimes speed is stuck at no movement and at all subsequent stops it will show same stuck speed, such as 3mph or whatever. In all apps. Only turning off-on gps helps.

Sooo weird.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] formeriphoneuser:
Wondering if you have the same issue as I do. Do you also get instant fix with apps such as GPS Status, but won't get a fix in G maps?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zallaaa:
Well, I disabled high accuracy and set device only. I got a fix from cold in a minute. Runtastic could keep the fix for a hour without problems and it also re-fixed after being in a building with ease.

Probably it's some kind of software issue with wifi and mobile location enabled.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XorZone:
Nope, looks like maps locks fast.

---------- Post added at 02:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 PM ----------

Yes, using GPS essential with provider displayed in dashboard i've seen it switches from GPS to WiFi and back every second, even with 9ft GPS accuracy and existing lock, this could be the reason why maps goes nuts, 'cause it uses fused provider instead of only GPS (GPS status and others uses only GPS provider)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleepyfu:
Could someone be so kind and post the OEM gps.con file? I got excited after root and replaced it without backing up. Ty.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawdealer:
gps.conf file from factory image.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1MPXI0tbAetdGtYZGp1amJkLTA/edit?usp=docslist_api

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBustCh3rries:
For me (at least) the problem is definitely hardware related. Since I can't and won't wait 4-6 weeks for a replacement tonight I decided to crack mine open and look at the antenna I also found 2 videos online that explain that if you place a piece of card stock behind the antenna on the inside of the back plate you get a better connection. I tried this and while it did not make my GPS woes go away I discovered that it is that piece of antenna that is the issue. Because if I place anything over the part of the antenna that is attached to the phone (not the back plate) I get an almost instant lock with no greater than 16 foot accuracy. I've tried this with my screw driver bit, scissors, my eye glasses, even my finger and the problem goes away. My plan tomorrow is to go and grab a roll of heavy duty aluminium foil and apply it to the front side of the antenna connected to the back plate with adhesive, and see how this works. I'm pretty sure I have some super glue or the like laying around here. Wish me luck fellas.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poweruser123:
Simple Fix.

Three simple words.

Flash.

Franco.

Kerne;.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Extresanti:
HI,

I got the same problem with GPS in Cataclism ROM and finally I found the answer.

You must go to the cataclysm settings then go to App Ops in location menu looking for Google Play services and activate Location.

This work for me! Hope someone can help!!

Hasta la vista!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBustCh3rries:
So the Aluminum fix actually worked but then for whatever reason I decided to try and solder it to the antenna and screwed up my GPS. Bad News is my GPS still doesn't work. Good news is I didn't really break it because is never really worked?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerdurden83:
I'd say that the bad news is that you cant rma it anymore?

BTW when you rma it you can keep yours so even if it takes 4 weeks it's not like you'll be a month without your phone...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
thank you.. been wondering why I couldn't get any accuracy with battery saver mode, WiFi and data only

worked instantly as soon as I changed that setting!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lettuce!:
Since I bought the phone I seemed to have gps issues particularly when in car navigation running. For the most part it would work properly but it occasionally dipped in and out gps connectivity. Very annoying. Would always lose connection when I needed to make a turn. But I don't use in car navigation all that often so thought nothing of it and assumed a fix would come in a later update.

Decided today to look into the issue and running gps tests weren't giving good results. Sat by a big open window I wasn't getting a fix for the whole 5 minutes I could be bothered to wait on both 3G and 2G.

So, got stuck in and took the back off, followed the videos posted earlier and put a piece of thick paper underneath where shown. Powered up and got a fix on 8 satellites within 15 seconds. So thats pretty conclusive really!

Nothing to do with ROM or kernel for me, completely physical.

Thanks for the videos [MENTION=547022]syer1[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4992179]mikemmva[/MENTION]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekmurray:
Samsung Galaxy nexus 4 vs nexus 5??
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawdealer:
Which one is Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4?? Something new?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RuffusOne:
GPS issues

I've been reading for days on every post I could find & still haven't run across a similar question, or answer, so here it goes.

Can the N5 be used as a gps where no cell signal or WiFi is available? Does the gps chip still show your position as far as lat. & long.?

I planned on buying the N5 this week, but offline gps capability is a major factor in my purchase choice.

Thank you for your time.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
GPS itself works (outside) without an Internet or cell connection, but you need some kind of app to read the coordinates. I seem to remember that an app called GPS Essentials works without a connection.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RuffusOne:
There's a number of different map apps available for download & with a just the gps function it can show you where you are at. I plan on being in the middle of nowhere this spring and need the no cell tower connection ability. As long as the gps still shows position (lat, longitude, etc.) the map software will show where you are.

Thank you for the answer.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Visa Declined:
I use GPS Test, the free version works great, but the paid version is awesome and has useful features. I went to the State Fair recently and used the app to mark where my car was, in a sea of hundreds of other cars. Having the app point me right to my car was nerdtastic.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest

Both mine and my gf's Nexus 5's have perfectly working GPS. I'm using Cataclysm ROM/Franco Kernel, and hers is all stock.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lead3r1:
Its a crying shame that a godddamn 450$ fone and a flagship too at that, fudges up so spectacularly :/ i wonder where we would b had it not been for d bright lads who came up with the fix....
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwns:
Just wanted to say this worked perfectly for me. Before the fix it took 40+ seconds to get a lock out doors, after the fix it takes 1-2 seconds to get a lock out doors. Before the lock I never got a lock in doors, even after 5 mins of waiting now, I get a lock in 20 sec in doors. I was considering RMAing but I kept reading about people getting new phones with either the same problem or a different problem. Glad I decided to do the fix instead of RMA.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hobbesfed:
Quick question. Would you consider this to be a software or hardware issue? I get locks for my GPS, but it takes a long time for a cold start. After that, if I just disable GPS and kill the GPS status app, and re-enable later, it locks within seconds. I don't get any drops or anything, just takes a long time during cold starts.

Any help would be appreciated :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fectivi:
Worked perfectly for me too, The device is locked satellites within 2 seconds outdoor, Indoors it takes about a minute or less.

Thanks for that!!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corvidd:
I'm having a strange GPS issue.

Google Maps never locks down, it only ever shows the big blue circle.

However, Navigation works perfectly and locks down almost immediately.

GPS Status apps work perfectly too, showing many satellites connected, accurate location and speed estimates.

What could this be? I've tried fiddling with location settings, no luck.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slickie88:
My Nexus 5 just recently started exhibiting GPS issues. I too am a heavy Ingress player and about 10 days ago I kept noticing that my GPS would lose lock while playing. It would just get stuck somewhere while driving around or start bouncing me all over the place. This wasn't the case for the first 6 weeks of owning the phone. Locks have been taking anywhere from 45 seconds to 2 minutes using GPS Tools for testing purposes. I could see up to 24 satellites outdoors, but I'd usually only lock to 4-6 of them initially.

The shim mod video that syer1 posted absolutely fixed my GPS issues. I now get locks outdoors in less than 2-6 seconds and even indoor locks under 10 seconds.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] formeriphoneuser:
These are the exact same issues I'm having. GPS Status app locks on within 2 sec., but not Gmap....f*cking anoying.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffvb9:
I cannot use google maps at all in the car. Very annoying! I'm all stock but rooted.